Florida ranks #13 among US states for total patents filed in 2016, with 10,968 patents from 6,308 inventors across 345 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.5 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Florida 2016
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Orlando, FL | 707 | 432 |
| #2 | Tampa, FL | 569 | 351 |
| #3 | Miami, FL | 519 | 326 |
| #4 | Jacksonville, FL | 465 | 247 |
| #5 | Gainesville, FL | 433 | 281 |
| #6 | Boca Raton, FL | 397 | 204 |
| #7 | Oviedo, FL | 313 | 196 |
| #8 | North Palm Beach, FL | 256 | 150 |
| #9 | Melbourne, FL | 254 | 135 |
| #10 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 213 | 135 |
| #11 | Naples, FL | 198 | 115 |
| #12 | Delray Beach, FL | 180 | 71 |
| #13 | Sarasota, FL | 179 | 98 |
| #14 | St. Petersburg, FL | 170 | 96 |
| #15 | Tallahassee, FL | 165 | 99 |
| #16 | Sunrise, FL | 154 | 107 |
| #17 | Coral Springs, FL | 153 | 103 |
| #18 | Bradenton, FL | 138 | 75 |
| #19 | Boynton Beach, FL | 131 | 92 |
| #20 | Miami Beach, FL | 124 | 59 |
| #21 | Weston, FL | 122 | 52 |
| #22 | Palm Harbor, FL | 120 | 76 |
| #23 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 115 | 82 |
| #24 | Sanford, FL | 114 | 76 |
| #25 | Pompano Beach, FL | 113 | 66 |